Fleet Management

ODFL Revises Upward Second Quarter Expectations

Old Dominion Freight Line Friday updated its expectations for growth in the second-quarter of the year.

It expects growth in tonnage per day to increase in a range of 5.0% to 5.5% compared to the second quarter of 2012, versus its previous expectation of an increase in a range of 4.5% to 5.0%.

In a release ODFL said supporting this increase are figures showing average tonnage per day increased at a rate of 5.7% for April and 5.8% for May, compared to the same months in 2012.

In addition, Old Dominion affirmed its expectation for an increase in revenue per hundredweight, excluding fuel surcharges, excluding fuel surcharges, in a range of 1.5% to 2.0% as compared to the second quarter of 2012.

A first look at the nation’s manufacturing for this month shows business conditions improved just a little from the previous month, remaining strong, while a separate report showed that although new homes sales fell last month, they posted a double-digit gain compared to a year ago.

Truckinginfo.com, the website of Heavy Duty Trucking, has been redesigned from the ground up, offering fleet users a cleaner, more organized design that optimizes content for desktop or mobile devices and provides a more secure browsing experience.

Workhorse Group is conducting autonomous drone package deliveries in real-world scenarios for homes in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area, using a system that is integrated with its line of electric delivery trucks.

The second Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange was another successful event, bringing together fleets and suppliers for two days of networking, one-on-one meetings, and educational panels at the Scottsdale resort at McCormick Ranch outside Phoenix, Arizona.